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An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA

30 Mar 99 - 06:05 PM (#66935)
Subject: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Lonesome EJ

Just curious to see who the risk takers are in our little group. NO, this is not a virus!!!


30 Mar 99 - 06:12 PM (#66936)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Bob Schwarer

Darn! I wanted to see if this anti-virus program works.

Bob S.


30 Mar 99 - 06:18 PM (#66937)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: The Shambles

I caught something from a Melissa once.


30 Mar 99 - 06:21 PM (#66938)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Alice

Shambles, shame on you.


30 Mar 99 - 06:33 PM (#66941)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: mountain tyme

Now the Mudders may need an anti (_o^^o_) & (_E=3Dmc2_) progrom. I was jus dyin' ta try my new anti-Niel Young p'gram on melissa.


30 Mar 99 - 07:12 PM (#66945)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: catspaw49

My first solid lead on the boys came from Banj in Florida, but I had a call from a doctor in Boston about 4 guys with the clap who had come in complaining they'd caught the Melissa virus...sounds like them in both places. Gotta' check.

catspaw


30 Mar 99 - 07:38 PM (#66952)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Teresa

Ledge, ... don't scare me like that ... it was great! Shambles, Catspaw, ... tsk-tsk! **not!** Teresa


30 Mar 99 - 09:16 PM (#66967)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: okscout

so who's Melissa?


30 Mar 99 - 09:47 PM (#66969)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Mikal

Ah, Melissa! The memories I have of ye!

(Hah! I'm text-only!) I can't get the Virus 'cause I cant get the attatched file!)

(When you think about it, that's kinda like not being able to get VD 'cause you can't do the horizontal bop! Sob....Sniff....Whaaaaaaaaah!)

Mikal, (still living in the 80's!)


30 Mar 99 - 10:52 PM (#66981)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: McMusic

If it ain't a virus, how's come I'm a-sneezin'?


31 Mar 99 - 12:38 AM (#67001)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: alison

Hi,

OK for those who haven't heard of it yet...

Warning goes:-

WATCH OUT FOR MELISSA VIRUS A rapidly spreading computer virus called Melissa, enclosed in an e-mail message with a subject line such as "Important Message From ... [the name of someone you probably know]," is being circulated on the Internet. Attached to the message is 40K Microsoft Word document named "list.doc." A computer affected by the virus generates 50 copies of the message and attachment and distributes them to persons found on the user's address book. To avoid the virus, simply DO NOT open the attachment that accompanies the e-mail. A fix for dealing with the virus can be obtained at http://www.sendmail.com. (New York Times 28 Mar 99)

Slainte

alison


31 Mar 99 - 05:52 AM (#67030)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: AlistairUK

I don't have an address book (except the one in my head) so where can the virus send itself to? And my cousin is Melissa, what have you guys been doing, eh? >o(


31 Mar 99 - 08:27 PM (#67193)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: bet

What can a virus do that I already haven't done to my computer? But yes, i do sometimes take risks! bet


31 Mar 99 - 08:32 PM (#67194)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Banjer

As I understand it, this is only a problem if you are using Microsofts Outlook, is this correct? I use Netscape and therefore should not be affected...Nes pa?


31 Mar 99 - 10:38 PM (#67216)
Subject: RE: An IMPORTANT MESSAGE for you from: MELISSA
From: Lucius

The last part of your message was garbled. Looked like Nes Pa? Better check your software.